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Driving Licence - How old and so on?
I was speaking to a member of my family who will be 17 at the end of this year. We were talking about driving licence and when he will be starting ectt and came to a few things i wasnt sure about. He said that there was this new 'law' put in place that you have to have a years experience in driving before you can have your…
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Parking ticket, whats the score?
Hi, I recently parked in Cirencester (nice place, highly recomended :) ) and recieved a parking ticket. Ticket was listed as a contravention of section 01 of Road Traffic Act 1991. Normally if i get a parking ticket I just shrug and move on paying the fine, however this one annoyed me. The road I parked on is a dead end,…
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Cost Per Mile the most important figure to take into account?
A lot of people use Depreciation as the major factor of car running costs , or they will boast about the brilliant mpg -BUT is Cost Per Mile the most important figure to take into account? (BTW ignore under 25s as insurance costs can distort figures badly)
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Getting a Letter of satisfaction from Finance Co. - delaying, no help - can you??
Hi, We bought a car on finance in Dec and it was just returned for te 3rd time as faulty and then we were told that this was too expensive to repair. Car Showroom have taken car back but finance company are dragging their feet and won't update our record accordingly - now we are having problems trying to get another car. I…
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To sell private or trade in?
I'm looking to change my car and have always traded in but wasn't sure if financially it's more worth while to sell private? It is the inconvienience of being without a car for a while though. Any thoughts?
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Pay as you go car insurance, Good idea?
Hi I have a small car, and do not do many miles, about 2500-3000 a year, my car is a second car. Just got my renewal and it has gone up £30! Going to look at comparisons sites and what I can get through qudico etc later. But was reading the car insurance articule and was woundering about PAYGO, any one use it? Also…
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Advice on Buying a new Car
If posted in the wrong place or there are alternative threads i can look at please let me know. Anyway i am looking to purchase a new car my current fiesta 1993 1.3 is starting to look shabby and from my last MOT i think it is going to start costing me money (corrosion etc). And anyway i think i deserve a new car and i am…
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any vehicle technicians .........astra 1.7 D.T.i
Hi We have astra 1.7.D.t.i diesel with an Isuzu engine and just decided to not start all all, was running and now it wont even turn the engine on ! my hubby tried changing the crank shaft censor, and bought new EDU but still no luck , any suggestions would help or maybe someone has had the same problem ............HELP no…
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Dodgy car windscreen wipers - help!
Hi Not sure if this is the right place to put this thread... I have a 2000 Vauxhall Corsa and the wipers are driving me mad. I know if I take it to a garage it'll cost me a packet, I'm a girl AND unemployed so any advice would be gratefully received! Basically, the wipers are fine when they're on 'fully', but when I put…
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ford ka with no heating advise please
hi im asking this question for a friend in work she bought a ford ka about 5 months ago now its r reg and 1.3 petrol well her problem is that it has no heating at all even when the car has been running for over 30 minutes, and sometimes she comes in to work and only when she turns the engine off she gets steam coming out…
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Car Parking Charge - what can I do?
One of my jobs is that I am a caretaker/agent of a apartment that is used for holiday lets. In the course of work, I park my motorbike in the parking bay with a valid resident's permit. I have wrongly recieved a car parking charge. It states that I had to pay the charge and then claim for a refund! Yeah, right! What is my…
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buying year old car from dealer - do i need to check under hood
Hello, i am about to purchase a one year old car from SEAT dealership. the car has a slight bruise on the inner door edge and Seat have promised to fix it. dont know much about cars, if i look under the bonnet, all i would be able to figure out is how to check the oil since it has done 2700 miles, it is probably a demo,…
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Personalised Reg and Contract Hire/PCP
Would I be right in assuming that I wouldn't be able to transfer my reg to a contract hire vehicle, but I would if I were to buy via PCP?
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Best time for buying cars new or used, Jan sales, bank hols?
Thinking about buying a new car or used and have seen some good Jan deals but not much time left, should we wait for bank hol deals? Want to get the best deal for our money
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Nissan Note tappets?
Hi Have just bought a 2005 Nissan Note 1.5i petrol,until the engine has warmed up there is a noise not dis-similar to tappets, but is not Metallic more plastic, any ideas? (engine shows 20,000 km- and Yes its a grey import). Thanks
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Club 55 - For the over 55's - Travel anywhere in Scotland by train for £15 return
Club 55 is back - from 21 January - 31 March 08, some restrictions do apply but still a good deal. Full details at www.firstscotrail.com/club55 hope this is of use to someone x
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Warning My Car Has Been Stolen
:mad: My Husband and I both had our cars stolen from outside our house on Friday night between the hours of 4am-5am the theives came into my house while we were asleep and took our keys for both cars,they also took my sons digital camera and our digital camera(which was a wedding gift) my husbands car had his lap-top with…
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Replacement Ford keys
My Ford Focus came with only one key. After having been quoted by various Ford dealers for any where between £110-£130 for a replacement, I found this site: http://www.ford-car-keys.com I got replacement reprogrammed, non-remote keys for £88 for the first one, and an (optional) spare for £25, all-in. The man's name is…
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carb car..whats a realistic mimimum c/o level
just fitted another carb to our old polo...ive set it up at 2% c/o on my gunson tester(not amazinlgy accurate i know) anyway...it seems i could tune lower without causing any effects to the way it runs whats a realistic mimimum c/o value that i could go for in the intrests of fuel economy and still have it running well its…
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im after a car for £2000 advice please
well in june sort of time i should have £2k to spend on my next car im after something with a engine of 1.2-1.3 max, i really like the newer shape corsa i have a 1994 corsa but my mate has a x reg corsa the next shape up but i cant find any of them for sale in my price range im not keen on the clio and deffernetly not a…
